psychoneurotic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of psychoneurotic
First recorded in 1900–05; psycho- + neurotic 1
Example Sentences
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Her use of bold 1970s-inspired trippy straight lines and hippie flowers reflects in many ways the push-pull of a scientist undergoing a psychoneurotic fantasy.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2011
Basically physical ills will ebb and flow with climate and weather changes; psychoneurotic troubles vary with alterations in the patient's emotional state or "internal climate."
From Time Magazine Archive
Discharges for physical and psychoneurotic disabilities are still running in the thousands monthly.
From Time Magazine Archive
The failure rate is low; an FAA study showed that for every 1,000 pilots tested, only eight are denied certification for medical reasons, and only two of those for psychoneurotic disorders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here, then, we have a definite case in which by the analysis of a single and incidentally the first dream we have arrived at the genesis of the psychoneurotic disorder.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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